Sushi is one of the best tasting dishes that you eat anywhere. Most of the time it is enjoyed in fine Japanese restaurants.

But sometimes people want to make great sushi for the home.  I should know.  I own a Sushi Restaurant Murrieta and get asked all the time by my customers. They always try to find out what the secret is to great sushi that they can make at home?

I always kid around and tell them it is impossible and they will have to always come to my restaurant. But seriously, if great sushi making tips are what you are after, listen up.

First of all have fun.  Remember, you are not trying to make this for a Sushi restaurant Temecula full of people. You more than likely are making it for relatives or friends.

Remember you can have great tasting food without it looking great. So relax, remember you are going to go through a learning curve.

For the rice, it is a must that it is sticky.  So if you don’t want sticky rice all over the place, wash your hands frequently.

Another great tip is to try and not make the biggest sushi in the world.  Yes the ingredients taste great. But if you try and stuff too many ingredients into one roll it will be a disaster. You are going to have non rolling rolls. You’ll have the ingredients all over the place spilling because it will be overstuffed.

Just do not do it.

Fourth piece of advice, be gentle. Resist the urge to use a lot of force. When you are actually making the Sushi, all you need to do is gently roll.  Too much pressure with your fingertips or hand and the rolls will come out looking funny or in odd shapes.

Final piece of advice is regarding knives. Obviously when making sushi, you will need small parts of fish. Well to stop the fish from tearing, make sure the knife is moistened. This gives you the ability to cut into it with the knife evenly.  You will have nicer cuts of fish that you can put into the sushi roll.

There you have it.  Follow these few steps and you will be making great sushi like at my Sushi Restaurant Lake Elsinore.

Making Sushi doesn’t have to be complicated. It has to be fun and enjoyable, but more importantly delicious.